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Governors-General of Barbados: Sir John Montague Stow

Prior to Barbados attaining republic status on November 30, 2021 it was a Constitutional monarchy, with the King or Queen of England serving as Head of State. The local representative,...

Fogging Schedule: November 2 to 6

The Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Vector Control Unit will conduct its fogging programme in parts of St...

Hanson Hill Road closed due to accident

UPDATE: Hanson Hill, St George has been reopened and is now accessible to the public, says the Barbados...

Govt has eye on ‘unnecessary’ imports

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security Dr Shantal Munro-Knight is putting certain food importers on notice –...

Barbados to host international AI safety summit

Barbados will host an international summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety on November 23, bringing together government officials,...

Beach chair vending approved

The National Conservation Commission said on Tuesday that the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness has reversed its previous decision...

Shooting at First Avenue Garden Land

Police officers are currently at First Avenue, Garden Land, St Michael where one person was reportedly injured in a shooting incident. Reports are that the...

NPC suspends bill payments at Wildey location

Customers of the National Petroleum Corporation (NPC) are advised that with effect from Wednesday, January 6, bill payments will be suspended at its Wildey,...

COVID cases continue to rise

There were 37 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday out of the 1 436 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They comprised...

Back in business

Some businesses have reopened after closing to allow for rigorous COVID-19 testing over the weekend. However, president of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry...

Forde says methods reaping success, cautions public

Infectious diseases expert Dr Corey Forde said on Monday that over the last few weeks he has seen younger people fall ill with coronavirus...